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About the World Summit on Social Development
The United Nations General Assembly, through its resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the “World Social Summit” in 2025, under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development” to be held in Doha, Qatar from 4-6 November.
The Summit will convene heads of State or Government, along with other leaders and CSOs, to address gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action and its implementation and give momentum towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Advancing Healthy Ageing as a Cornerstone of Social Development
As populations age at unprecedented rates, the global community faces a decisive moment: will we adapt policies and systems to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to age with dignity, health, and voice, or risk leaving millions behind? Our work demonstrates that investing in healthy ageing strengthens entire societies, from resilient health systems and inclusive labour markets to sustainable urban development and intergenerational solidarity. The ageing agenda must be a core component of the sustainable development agenda.
Vaccination at the IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing
Abstracts are being accepted until December 1 2017, and can be in the form of an oral presentation, poster, symposium or workshop. Submissions must fall under one of the four main themes: Combating Ageism, Toward Healthy Ageing, Age-Friendly Environments or...
AFC Initiative in Akita
The International Federation on Ageing is pleased to spotlight the work being done by the city of Akita, Japan in the Age-Friendly Cities Initiatives. A member of the Age-Friendly Cities Initiatives since 2009, Akita was formally approved by the WHO to join the WHO...
International Day of Older Persons at the UN (5 Oct 2017)
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IFA / GAROP Webinar: Moving Towards a New UN Convention on the Rights of Older People
The IFA partnered with the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) to present a webinar on the process of moving towards a new UN Convention On the Rights of Older People. Moderated by Mr. Ken Bluestone (co-chair of GAROP), the webinar was a panel...
Dementia: A call to action for each of us
Guest post by Sandra P. Hirst RN, Phd, GNC(C); IFA Regional Vice President (North America) In May of this year (2017), delegates at the World Health Assembly endorsed a global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025. The objective of the global...
Egale Canada and the International Federation on Ageing Announce New Collaboration
In recognition of the unique experiences of LGBTQI [1] seniors as a priority population in Canada, Egale Canada and IFA are pleased to announce their formal collaboration. In preparation for the IFA's 14th Global Conference on Ageing, Egale is supporting the IFA...
WHO / IFA Webinar – “Aging2.0: Improving experiences for older people through technology and innovation”
The latest WHO / IFA webinar, “Aging2.0: Improving Experiences For Older People Through Technology and Innovation” was presented by Mr. Stephen Johnston, co-founder and CEO of Aging2.0 on August 8, 2017. The webinar, the fourth in a series of webinars on age-friendly...
Live From New York: the IFA at the UN in August/September
IFA – Live from New York Post by Dr. Sandra Timmermann (IFA UN Representative and Editor of Live From New York) and Frances Zainoeddin (IFA UN Representative). Please e-mail Dr. Timmermann with any questions or comments. While most volunteer leaders are off on summer...
WHO / IFA Webinar Announcement – “Aging2.0: Improving experiences for older people through technology and innovation”
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Ageism reduces the role seniors can play
Dr. Jane Barratt, writing for The West Australian Believe it or not, Perth — the most isolated city in the world — is now at the center of the worldwide age-friendly movement. The State Government was recently named as an affiliate member of the World Health...
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